Nina Lansbury
- Email:
- n.lansbury@uq.edu.au
- Phone:
- +61 7 334 64717
- Mobile:
- 0415750957
Overview
Background
Associate Professor Nina Lansbury (also published as Nina Hall) is an environmental public health research and teaching academic at The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health. Her current research at UQ examines environmental health aspects that support the health and wellbeing of remote Indigenous community residents on both mainland Australia and in the Torres Strait in terms of housing, water and sanitation, and women's health. She also investigates the impacts of climate change on human health; this involves a role as Coordinating Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR7 WG II Ch 9). Within the research sector, she was previously a senior research scientist at CSIRO, manager of the Sustainable Water program at The University of Queensland, and senior research consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS. Within the non-government sector, she was previously the director of the Climate Action Network Australia and research coordinator at the Mineral Policy Institute.
Availability
- Associate Professor Nina Lansbury is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of New South Wales
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science, University of New South Wales
- Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
Research interests
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Climate change and health
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Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
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Indigenous health
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Sustainable development
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Women's health
Research impacts
Nina has worked on environmental and social sustainability issues in research and non-government organisations and she is motivated by an aim to create and contribute to high-impact research that responds to complex or ‘wicked’ environmental and social challenges in Australia and globally. She conducts research and teaching on responses to complex issues around the sustainable and integrated development, including management and use of water and energy resources with social, environmental and economic considerations. This includes communicating water, renewable energy and health-relevant research findings into policy outcomes with stakeholders, which covers research on community engagement, behaviour change and policy analysis.
Works
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2025
Other Outputs
How Indigenous peoples are leading the way in climate litigation: new paper
Nona, Francis, Lansbury, Nina, Matthews, Veronica, Vine, Kris and Ireland, Lillian (2025, 06 17). How Indigenous peoples are leading the way in climate litigation: new paper Croakey Health News
2025
Conference Publication
Taking an Indigenous rights-based approach to support action on climate change
Nona, F., Matthews, V., Ireland, L., Vine, K. and Lansbury, N. (2025). Taking an Indigenous rights-based approach to support action on climate change. Lowitja Institute Indigenous Health Conference, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA Australia, 16-19 June 2025.
2025
Other Outputs
Indigenous-led rights-based approaches to climate litigation
Nona, Francis, Matthews, Veronica, Lansbury, Nina, Vine, Kristina and Ireland, Lillian (2025). Indigenous-led rights-based approaches to climate litigation. Collingwood, VIC Australia: Lowitja Institute for Indigenous Health.
2025
Conference Publication
Climate change impacting health in the Western Cape
Lansbury, N. (2025). Climate change impacting health in the Western Cape. Western CapeHER: Inaugural Western Cape York Women's Health Forum, Napranum, QLD Australia, 5-6 June 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Menstrual health in the Western Cape
Lansbury, N., Milsom, O. and King, M. (2025). Menstrual health in the Western Cape. Western CapeHER: Inaugural Western Cape York Women's Health Forum, Napranum, QLD Australia, 5-6 June 2025.
2025
Journal Article
‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schools
Enkel, Stephanie L., Dalton, Rebecca, Clements, Chicky, Thomas, Hannah M.M., McRae, Tracy, Amgarth-Duff, Ingrid, Mullane, Marianne, Wiese, Lisa, Bedford, Liam, Lansbury, Nina, Carapetis, Jonathan R., Wright, Edie and Bowen, Asha C. (2025). ‘Beyond core business’: A qualitative review of activities supporting environmental health within remote Western Australian schools. Dialogues in Health, 6 100215, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2025.100215
2025
Book Chapter
Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia
Memmott, Paul, Lansbury, Nina, Go-Sam, Carroll, Nash, Daphne, Barnes, Samuel, Redmond, Andrew Martin, Simpson, Patrick (Pepy) and Frank, Patricia Narrulu (2025). Aboriginal social housing in remote Australia. Intersections of housing precarity, health and wellbeing in diverse global settings: what is happening to housing?. (pp. 9-42) edited by Kelly Greenop and Johanna Brugman Alvarez. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press. doi: 10.51952/9781529243871.ch001
2025
Journal Article
Climate change impacts on drinking water security: a comparative study in Australia’s remote Central Australia and Torres Strait Islands
Lansbury, Nina, Bradford, Julia, Creamer, Sandra J. and Evans, Geoffrey (2025). Climate change impacts on drinking water security: a comparative study in Australia’s remote Central Australia and Torres Strait Islands. Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthinfoNet, 6 (1). doi: 10.14221/2653-3219.1050
2025
Journal Article
The application of environmental health assessment strategies to detect Streptococcus pyogenes in Kimberley school classrooms
Enkel, Stephanie L., Wong, Bernadette, Mickuki, August, Ford, Abbey J., O'Brien, Megan, Pallegedara, Tharushi, Bedford, Liam, Thomas, Hannah M.M., Lansbury, Nina, Carapetis, Jonathan R., Barth, Dylan D., Pickering, Janessa and Bowen, Asha C. (2025). The application of environmental health assessment strategies to detect Streptococcus pyogenes in Kimberley school classrooms. Infection, Disease and Health, 30 (2), 143-151. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2024.12.001
2025
Journal Article
Voices of hard-to-reach island communities provide inclusive and culturally appropriate climate change responses: A case study from the Torres Strait Islands, Australia
Mosby, Vinnitta, Moggridge, Bradley J., Creamer, Sandra, Evans, Geoffrey, Ireland, Lillian, Pecl, Gretta and Lansbury, Nina (2025). Voices of hard-to-reach island communities provide inclusive and culturally appropriate climate change responses: A case study from the Torres Strait Islands, Australia. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 23 100450, 100450-23. doi: 10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100450
2025
Journal Article
Practise as you preach: climate stewardship in healthcare integrating top‐down and bottom‐up approaches with clinician as positive role models for the community
Ting, Joseph, Schweitzer, Daniel and Lansbury, Nina (2025). Practise as you preach: climate stewardship in healthcare integrating top‐down and bottom‐up approaches with clinician as positive role models for the community. Internal Medicine Journal, 55 (4), 547-549. doi: 10.1111/imj.70047
2025
Other Outputs
Enhancing student engagement and motivation in university teaching about climate change for SDG13
Milsom, O., Baston, S., Son, K-Y. and Lansbury, N. (2025). Enhancing student engagement and motivation in university teaching about climate change for SDG13. Oxford, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.
2025
Conference Publication
Mind your body: developing an Indigenous- and student-led menstrual health teaching guide
Lansbury, N., Milsom, O. and King, M. (2025). Mind your body: developing an Indigenous- and student-led menstrual health teaching guide. Queensland Health Women and Girls’ Health Showcase, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 25-26 February 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Attributing heatwave-related mortality to climate change: a case study of the 2009 Victorian heatwave in Australia
Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Sarah E., Selvey, Linda, Aglas-Leitner, Philipp, Lansbury, Nina, Hundessa, Samuel, Stone, Daithi A., Ebi, Kristie L. and Osborne, Nicholas John (2025). Attributing heatwave-related mortality to climate change: a case study of the 2009 Victorian heatwave in Australia. Environmental Research: Climate, 4 (1) 015004, 1-16. doi: 10.1088/2752-5295/ada8cd
2024
Conference Publication
Climate change, wellbeing and social housing in remote Indigenous communities
Lansbury, N. (2024). Climate change, wellbeing and social housing in remote Indigenous communities. Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) 2024 Conference – Healing with Country for a Sustainable Future for Everyone, Online, 27-28 November 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Systematic review of household transmission of Strep A: a potential site for prevention that has eluded attention
Enkel, Stephanie L., Barnes, Samuel, Daw, Jessica, Pearson, Emma, Thomas, Hannah M. M., Lansbury, Nina, Wyber, Rosemary, Redmond, Andrew M., Ralph, Anna P., Carapetis, Jonathan R. and Bowen, Asha C. (2024). Systematic review of household transmission of Strep A: a potential site for prevention that has eluded attention. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 230 (4), e798-e806. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae136
2024
Conference Publication
Climate change impacts on health in Far North Queensland
Lansbury, N. (2024). Climate change impacts on health in Far North Queensland. Queensland Public Health Physician Meeting 2024, Cairns, QLD Australia, 3-4 October 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Climate change impacts on health in Far North Queensland
Lansbury, N. (2024). Climate change impacts on health in Far North Queensland. Queensland Health Public Health Physicians’ Annual Meeting, Cairns, QLD Australia, 3-4 October 2024.
2024
Other Outputs
An overview of health and health-related data: Expert Report for the Native Title Applicant on behalf of the Gomeroi People AND Santos NSW Pty Ltd and Santos NSW (Narrabri Gas) Pty Ltd (formerly known as EnergyAustralia Narrabri Gas Pty Ltd) AND the State of New South Wales
Lansbury, Nina (2024). An overview of health and health-related data: Expert Report for the Native Title Applicant on behalf of the Gomeroi People AND Santos NSW Pty Ltd and Santos NSW (Narrabri Gas) Pty Ltd (formerly known as EnergyAustralia Narrabri Gas Pty Ltd) AND the State of New South Wales. Sydney, NSW, Australia: National Native Title Tribunal.
2024
Conference Publication
Enhancing student engagement and motivation in teaching about climate change: Insights and strategies for university educators
Lansbury, N. and Milsom, O. (2024). Enhancing student engagement and motivation in teaching about climate change: Insights and strategies for university educators. CAPHIA 2024 Teaching and Learning Forum, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26-27 September 2024.
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Nina Lansbury is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Climate change impacts on health
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Planetary health and human health
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Water, sanitation and hygiene in remote Australia
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Menstrual health and hygiene for minority populations
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Housing, crowding and impacts on health
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Household-Based Environmental Health Interventions to Improve Community and Householder Health Outcomes in Aboriginal Social Housing in Remote Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Memmott
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Doctor Philosophy
The canary in the coal mine: An Indigenist and decolonising approach to exploring, and advocating for the self-determination of Torres Strait Islanders navigating the complexities of climate change
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying Climate Change's Impact on Infectious Disease Burden in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Benn Sartorius
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Doctor Philosophy
The impact of coercive control on First Nations school-age childrens education and social and emotional wellbeing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roxanne Bainbridge
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Doctor Philosophy
¿Country means everything¿ Introducing Relational Health in environmental, climate, and health solutions.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward
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Master Philosophy
Relationship between stress disrders and non Communicable diseases.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Ward
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Master Philosophy
Ecosocial work in Meanjin; Informing future directions.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Debby Lynch
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Mitigating the health impacts of air pollution in Australia: From research to policy.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly, Professor Brian Head
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2024
Master Philosophy
Assessment of Menstrual Health and Hygiene interventions in Rural Kenya
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristen Lyons
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
PRACTICES AND DETERMINANTS OF INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION IN INDONESIA
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
A systems thinking approach to better understand the causal relationships driving child stunting in the Lao PDR
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Russell Richards, Dr Preetha Thomas, Professor Simon Reid
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Nina Lansbury directly for media enquiries about:
- behaviour change
- community engagement
- development hygiene
- development sanitation
- development water
- public policy
- small-scale renewable energy
- sustainable development goals
- transdisciplinary investigation
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